EP4416291A1 - Procédé de purification d'une protéine d'intérêt et moyens pour sa mise en oeuvre - Google Patents
Procédé de purification d'une protéine d'intérêt et moyens pour sa mise en oeuvreInfo
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- the present invention falls within the field of affinity purification of proteins of interest.
- the present invention relates to a method for purifying a protein of interest.
- Other subjects of the invention are a solid support and a kit for implementing a purification process according to the invention.
- proteins are mainly produced by culturing cell lines specially designed to express them from the genes encoding these proteins, which are integrated into these cell lines. If such biological production methods make it possible to produce the proteins of interest efficiently and in large quantities, the latter are however obtained within complex mixtures, containing in particular the elements necessary for the culture of the cell lines, as well as the other cellular components of cells. It is therefore necessary to isolate the proteins of interest produced from these complex mixtures, in order to recover them in a sufficiently pure form for the targeted applications, this having to be achieved without compromising the biological activity necessary for these applications. This objective is particularly crucial when the proteins of interest are, for example, hormones, antibiotic peptides, enzyme regulators, etc., or any other protein intended for therapeutic application.
- document WO 2017/194888 describes a method for purifying proteins of interest by affinity based on the lectinic activity of the CRD domain of a galectin.
- the present invention aims to provide such a method.
- the present invention takes advantage of the strong capacity of a particular domain of the Mmi1 protein of species of the Schizosaccharomyces genus to bind to a ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule of particular sequence, with high specificity.
- RNA ribonucleic acid
- the Mmi1 protein (for English Meiotic mRNA interception protein 1), plays an important role in cells in a particular post-transcriptional event, the selective elimination of messenger RNAs specific to meiosis. It has been described in the literature that this protein binds with high specificity to RNA, more particularly to a sequence containing repeats of the UNAAAC hexanucleotide (E. Hiriart et al., The Embo Journal, 2012, 31 (10), 2296-2308; Wu et al., Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2017, 491, 310-316).
- the present invention provides a method for purifying a protein of interest, which comprises:
- a fusion protein comprising the protein of interest fused to a protein tag
- said protein tag comprising at least, or consisting of: the Mmi1 protein of a microorganism of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, a fragment of this Mmi1 protein by understanding at minus the 173 C-terminal amino acids (the domain of the Mmi1 protein formed by these 173 C-terminal amino acids being designated in the present description by the abbreviation YTH+), or a protein with an amino acid sequence having at least 90 % identity with the amino acid sequence of said Mmi1 protein or said fragment and capable of binding to a ribonucleic acid motif of nucleotide sequence UNAAAC,
- this fusion protein into contact with a ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif, so as to allow the binding by affinity of the protein tag with this ribonucleic acid molecule, more precisely with its UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif, this ribonucleic acid molecule being grafted onto a solid support or coupled to a capture ligand,
- isolation of the solid support from the medium in which it is contained for example a cell culture medium in which the cells expressing the fusion protein have been cultured, and/or a cell lysis medium for such cells,
- capture ligand is meant a molecule which is on the one hand capable of being covalently coupled with a ribonucleic acid molecule, and on the other hand capable of binding with high affinity and specificity to an affinity partner, for example a protein receptor, it being possible for the latter to be attached to a solid support.
- an affinity partner for example a protein receptor
- biotin the affinity partners of which are avidin and streptavidin.
- the process according to the invention advantageously makes it possible, on its own, to produce the protein of interest, in the form of a recombinant fusion protein, and to separate it from the production medium by taking advantage of the strong highly specific binding capacity of the protein tag comprising the YTH+ domain of a Mmi1 protein from a species of the Schizosaccharomyces genus with the RNA sequence UNAAAC, to obtain the protein of interest rapidly with a high degree of purity and a high yield.
- These steps can advantageously be carried out easily and quickly, and at low cost.
- U designates uracil
- A designates adenine
- C designates cytosine
- N designates any base among adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil.
- This nucleotide sequence is represented here, like all the other nucleotide sequences described, in a conventional manner, that is to say in the direction from the 5 'end towards the 3' end (the amino acid sequences being to them represented, also conventionally, in the direction of reading from the N-terminal end towards the C-terminal end).
- the ribonucleic acid molecule containing the UNAAAC motif may comprise a single copy of this motif, or one or more repeats of this motif. It may further comprise, 5′ or 3′ of this UNAAAC motif or of this series of UNAAAC motifs, one or more additional ribonucleic acids, for example 2 to 10, in particular 2 to 6, additional ribonucleic acids.
- the grafting / coupling of the ribonucleic acid molecule to the solid support / to the capture ligand can be carried out by any conventional method by itself. This grafting/coupling is preferably carried out by covalent bonding, preferably at the 5' end or at the 3' end of the ribonucleic acid molecule.
- protein of interest any protein, peptide or polypeptide, in native or recombinant form, of interest for a targeted application, in particular for an application comprising administration to a mammal, in particular a human.
- the method according to the invention can for example advantageously be used for the purification of endogenous complexes in the field of basic research, of hormones, of antibiotic peptides or even of enzyme regulators in the field of applied research, such list being in no way limiting of the invention.
- the protein tag used in the method according to the invention may comprise the Mmi1 protein of a microorganism of a species of the genus whole Schizosaccharomyces or one of its fragments containing at least the YTH+ domain (that is to say the 173 C-terminal amino acids).
- the Mmi1 protein is preferably derived from a species chosen from Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Schizosaccharomyces japonicus, Schizosaccharomyces octosporus and Schizosaccharomyces cryophilus.
- the amino acid sequences of the Mmi1 protein are accessible, for the species Schizosaccharomyces pombe, under the accession number NP_587783.2 (SEQ ID No: 1 - the gene coding for this protein of this species has the sequence SEQ ID No: 2), for the species Schizosaccharomyces japonicus, under the accession number XP_002173827.2 (SEQ ID No: 3 - the gene coding for this protein of this species has the sequence SEQ ID No: 4), for the species Schizosaccharomyces octosporus, under the accession number XP_013019124.1 (SEQ ID No: 5 - the gene coding for this protein of this species has the sequence sequence SEQ ID No: 6), and for the species Schizosaccharomyces cryophilus, under the accession number XP_013025346.1 (SEQ ID No: 7 - the gene coding for this protein of this species has the sequence
- the YTH+ domain of the Mmi1 protein extends from the residue at position 316 (leucine residue) to the residue at position 488 (arginine residue, in the C-terminal position in the sequence protein).
- the YTH+ domain then has the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 9.
- the fragment of the Mmi1 protein preferably contains the 174 C-terminal amino acids of the protein.
- THE fragment of the Mmi1 protein used according to the invention thus preferably contains, or consists of:
- the domain of the Mmi1 protein extending from the residue at position 306 (leucine residue) to the residue at position 479 (arginine residue, in the C-terminal position in the protein sequence).
- the domain then has the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 10;
- the domain of the Mmi1 protein extending from the residue at position 307 (leucine residue) to the residue at position 480 (arginine residue, in the C-terminal position in the protein sequence).
- the domain then has the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 11;
- the domain of the Mmi1 protein extending from the residue at position 306 (leucine residue) to the residue at position 479 (arginine residue, in the C-terminal position in the protein sequence).
- the domain then has the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 12.
- the fragment of the Mmi1 protein comprising at least the 173 C-terminal amino acids has an amino acid sequence comprising, or consisting of, the sequence of acids amino acids SEQ ID No: 9 (corresponding to
- the protein tag implemented according to the invention may equally well comprise, or consist of, the Mmi1 protein or a fragment of the Mmi1 protein containing at least the YTH+ domain of the protein, or a protein of amino acid sequence having at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98% and more preferably at least 99% identity with the amino acid sequence of the Mmi1 protein or of said fragment of said Mmi1 protein, and capable to bind to a ribonucleic acid motif of nucleotide sequence UNAAAC, preferably with a specificity at least as good as the YTH+ domain of the protein.
- any protein of given amino acid sequence having at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98% and even more preferably at least 99% identity with the amino acid sequence of the Mmi1 protein or of said fragment of the Mmi1 protein it falls within the skills of those skilled in the art to assess its binding capacity to the RNA motif of the UNAAAC sequence, by conventional binding tests in themselves, for example by gel retardation tests after electrophoresis or fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism or plasmon resonance.
- the binding specificity can be evaluated by these same methods, by comparison with RNA molecules of sequence close to the UNAAAC sequence (for example the CNAAAC or GNAAAC sequence) and to compare the results obtained with those obtained with said Mmi1 protein or said fragment of the Mmi1 protein.
- the amino acid sequence protein having at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98% and more preferably at least 99% identity with the amino acid sequence of the Mmi1 protein or of said fragment of the Mmi1 protein may have, relative to the sequence of the Mmi1 protein or of said fragment of the Mmi1 protein, which constitutes the reference sequence, insertions, deletions and/or substitutions.
- substitution is preferably carried out by an amino acid of the same family as the original amino acid, for example by substitution of a basic residue such as arginine by another residue basic such as a lysine residue, of an acid residue such as aspartate by another acid residue such as glutamate, of a polar residue such as serine by another polar residue such as threonine, of an aliphatic residue such as leucine by another aliphatic residue such as isoleucine, etc.
- a basic residue such as arginine by another residue basic such as a lysine residue
- an acid residue such as aspartate by another acid residue such as glutamate
- a polar residue such as serine by another polar residue such as threonine
- an aliphatic residue such as leucine by another aliphatic residue such as isoleucine, etc.
- the percentage of identity between two amino acid sequences is here determined in a conventional way in itself, by comparing the two optimally aligned sequences, through a comparison window, the part of the amino acid sequence to compare located in the comparison window which may include additions or deletions with respect to the reference sequence so as to obtain an optimal alignment between the two sequences.
- the percentage identity is then calculated by determining the number of positions for which an amino acid residue is identical in the two sequences compared, then dividing this number of positions by the total number of positions in the window of comparison, the number obtained being multiplied by one hundred to obtain the percentage of identity between the two sequences.
- the method according to the invention can also respond to one or more of the characteristics described below, implemented in isolation or in each of their technically effective combinations.
- the protein tag can be fused to either the N-terminus or the C-terminus of the protein of interest.
- a spacer can be embedded between the protein of interest and the protein tag.
- a cleavage site enzyme is inserted between the protein of interest and the protein tag.
- Any conventional cleavage site per se falls within the scope of the invention, in particular protease cleavage sites such as the TEV protease (tobacco etching virus protease) cleavage site.
- the method according to the invention preferably comprises a step of cleaving the fusion protein, by an appropriate enzyme, at this enzymatic cleavage site, so as to separate the protein from interest of the protein label.
- Such a step of cleaving the fusion protein is however only optional, and is in particular only necessary when the fusion of the protein tag to the protein of interest modifies the activity of the latter useful for the intended application of the protein of interest.
- a separation step of the protein of interest and the protein tag is by no means necessary.
- the Mmi1 proteins of the Schizosaccharomyces genus interact with RNA in a completely different way from mammalian YTH domain proteins, so that the fusion protein prepared and purified according to the invention can advantageously be administered, as it is, to a mammal, in particular a human, without the protein tag interfering with normal biological processes.
- the presence of the protein tag according to the invention in fusion with the protein of interest does not cause any undesirable effect in the cells of higher eukaryotes.
- This protein tag does not present any toxicity for these cells, and does not cause any modification of the localization of the protein of interest.
- the step of preparing the fusion protein can be carried out in any conventional manner, in particular by biological means, by implementing conventional genetic engineering techniques per se.
- the fusion protein can be prepared by transfecting a suitable host organism with a nucleic acid molecule encoding the fusion protein, or transforming a suitable host organism with an expression vector in which the gene hybrid encoding the protein of fusion is operably linked to a DNA sequence controlling its expression; and culture of this host organism under conditions allowing the expression of the fusion protein, such conditions being conventional in themselves and well known to those skilled in the art.
- Host organisms which can be used for this purpose include, without limitation, gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria such as strains of Escherichia coli or Bacillus subtilis, yeasts such as strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and organisms higher eukaryotes, including mammalian cell lines.
- the hybrid gene coding for the fusion protein can be prepared by conventional DNA recombination methods or by gene synthesis methods which are also conventional in themselves. It can be incorporated into any conventional protein expression vector.
- the fusion protein produced is separated from the host organism and from the culture medium by bringing the medium containing it together, if necessary after cell lysis (such a cell lysis step not being necessary when the fusion protein to be separated from the medium is of the extracellular addressing type) the target RNA molecule, grafted onto a solid support or covalently coupled to a capture ligand.
- this ribonucleic acid molecule contains one or more repeats of the UNAAAC sequence motif. These different repetitions can either be contiguous or spaced from each other by a spacer sequence.
- the ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif may comprise, within this motif and/or in any other position:
- At least one chemically modified nucleotide in particular a 2'-O-methylated nucleotide, such a modification being carried out in a conventional manner in itself, in particular at the level of the ribose motif;
- LNA locked nucleic acid
- the step of bringing the fusion protein into contact with the ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif is preferably carried out for a period of between 5 minutes and 1 hour, preferably between 10 minutes and 30 minutes.
- the solid support onto which the affinity partner of the capture ligand or the ribonucleic acid molecule is grafted can be of any conventional type per se, in particular for carrying out separation methods by immunoprecipitation. It may for example consist of agarose or polystyrene beads, for example with magnetic properties, which can in particular be isolated from the medium containing them by magnets.
- the solid support is a chromatography support, conventional in itself, for example a crosslinked polymer based on polysaccharide, such as dextran or agarose, or polyacrylamide , in particular in the form of porous beads, or of polystyrene.
- the chromatography support is then preferably contained in a column (or tube), into which is introduced the medium containing the fusion protein, if necessary bound to the molecule of ribonucleic acid when the process according to the invention uses a capture ligand coupled to the latter, for fixing the fusion protein to the chromatography support according to the principle of affinity chromatography, this affinity being either between the ligand capture and its affinity partner grafted onto the support, or between the fusion protein, more precisely the protein tag, and the ribonucleic acid molecule grafted onto the support.
- Such a chromatography column can be operated in batch or continuous mode.
- the chromatography support is equilibrated, in a conventional manner in itself and according to the manufacturer's recommendations, in particular with an aqueous equilibration buffer.
- This equilibration buffer may contain a denaturing agent or detergent such as guanidinium chloride, urea or Triton® X-100.
- the separation of the fusion protein and the solid support can be achieved in different ways, all including a step of eluting the protein of interest (alone or as a fusion protein with the protein tag). This elution can be carried out at constant pH or with pH gradients decreasing linearly or discontinuously. The optimal elution conditions can easily be determined by those skilled in the art, by routine experiments, for each given protein of interest.
- the elution buffer may contain a denaturing agent or detergent such as guanidinium chloride, urea or Triton® X-100.
- a denaturing agent or detergent such as guanidinium chloride, urea or Triton® X-100.
- the separation of the protein of interest and the solid support can be achieved by cleavage at the site of enzymatic cleavage.
- the protein of interest can then be recovered by elution, as indicated above.
- the fusion protein can be separated from the solid support by chemical elution, in particular by means of a low pH glycine-based solution, then the protein of interest can optionally be dissociated from the protein tag by cleavage at the enzymatic cleavage site that separates them.
- a cleavage site is inserted between the ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif and the solid support or the capture ligand.
- This cleavage site may be of the type cleavable by a specific RNAse enzyme.
- the separation of the protein of interest and the chromatography support can be achieved by cleavage at this cleavage site.
- the fusion protein can then be recovered by elution, as indicated above.
- the separation of the fusion protein and the solid support can otherwise be carried out by chemical cleavage within the immobilized RNA molecule, directly or indirectly, via the couple "capture ligand / affinity partner”, on the strong support.
- the protein tag contains, in addition to the fragment of the Mmi1 protein containing the 173 or the 174 C-terminal amino acids thereof, at least one domain chosen from the domains of Mmi1 of Schizosaccharomyces of the following amino acid sequence:
- Xaas represents a proline or glycine residue
- Xaag represents a glutamic acid or aspartic acid residue
- Xaaw represents a histidine
- Xaan represents an aspartic acid or glutamic acid residue
- Xaai2 represents an alanine residue or tyrosine
- Xaa is zero or represents a proline residue
- Xaau represents an isoleucine or methionine residue
- Xaais represents a glycine or aspartic acid residue, this domain being designated in the present description as “domain 3”;
- RXaa34EKPKXaa3sRAXaa36TPPP (SEQ ID No: 18) (domain 7 of Mmi1 of Schizosaccharomyces), where Xaa34 represents a lysine or arginine residue, Xaaass represents an alanine, proline or threonine residue and Xaa36 represents a serine or proline residue, this domain being designated in the present description as "Domain 7".
- the protein tag may contain two or more of domains 2 to 7 above, including all of these domains, any combination of two or more of these domains being within the scope of the invention.
- variable amino acids are chosen so that the amino acid sequence of each of the domains corresponds to the amino acid sequence of a domain of the Mmi1 protein from a microorganism of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, preferably the same as that from which said fragment containing the YTH+ domain of the protein is derived.
- the different domains, as well as the YTH+ domain, contained in the protein tag according to the invention are then preferably positioned relative to each other according to their normal positioning in the native protein, these domains then being contiguous or separated by the sequences native spacers of the protein, or by sequences obtained by substitution, addition or deletion with respect to these native spacer sequences.
- the protein tag comprises the YTH+ domain of the Mmi1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and at least one domain of this protein chosen from the following areas, or several of these areas, or even all of them, in all possible combinations:
- - domain 2 extending from the amino acid in position 40 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 50 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RSVWTTHTGEP (SEQ ID No: 19), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 3 extending from the amino acid in position 64 (phenylalanine) to the amino acid in position 82 (arginine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: FSSPLKRPAPESHDAPIGR (SEQ ID No: 20), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 4 extending from the amino acid in position 97 (tyrosine) to the amino acid in position 125 (tyrosine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: YDFSRHCTDYGHSYEWPYFRSLRRESMLY (SEQ ID No: 21), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 5 extending from the amino acid in position 169 (glutamine) to the amino acid in position 180 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: QPPPKRRTLSPP (SEQ ID No: 22), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 6 extending from the amino acid in position 258 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 272 (histidine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RASHSPSLLEPYAH (SEQ ID No: 23), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 7 extending from the amino acid in position 302 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 315 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RKEKPKARASTPPP (SEQ ID No: 24), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence.
- these different domains, as well as the YTH+ domain, contained in the protein tag, are preferably positioned relative to each other according to their normal positioning in the native protein, these domains then being contiguous or separated by the native intervening sequences of the protein, or by sequences obtained by substitution, addition or deletion with respect to these native intervening sequences.
- the protein tag comprises, or consists of, the Mmi1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces pombe with the 30 amino acids deleted in the N-terminal position.
- the protein tag then comprises, or consists of, the amino acid sequence of sequence SEQ ID No: 25.
- the protein tag comprises the YTH+ domain of the Mmi1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces japonicus and at least one domain of this protein chosen from the following domains, or several of these domains, or even the all, in all possible combinations:
- - domain 2 extending from the amino acid in position 38 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 48 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RSVWAKHPNDP (SEQ ID No: 26), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 3 extending from the amino acid in position 61 (phenylalanine) to the amino acid in position 78 (arginine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: FSSPLKRGAPDSKEYMDR (SEQ ID No: 27), or a protein region of amino acid sequence having at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferably at least 99%, identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 4 extending from the amino acid in position 93 (tyrosine) to the amino acid in position 120 (tyrosine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: YDFYRHCTDYGHSYDWPYFRSLRRELAY (SEQ ID No: 28), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 5 extending from the amino acid in position 166 (glutamine) to the amino acid in position 177 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: QPPLKRRTLLSP (SEQ ID No: 29), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 6 extending from the amino acid in position 245 (aspartic acid) to the amino acid in position 258 (histidine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: DAGDSPLFSEPTAH (SEQ ID No: 30), or a region protein of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 7 extending from the amino acid in position 292 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 305 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RREKPKTRAPTPPP (SEQ ID No: 31), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence.
- the protein tag comprises the YTH+ domain of the Mmi1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces octosporus and at least one domain of this protein chosen from the following domains, or several of these domains, or even the all, in all possible combinations:
- - domain 2 extending from the amino acid in position 39 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 49 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RSVWSNRPAEP (SEQ ID No: 32), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 3 extending from the amino acid in position 61 (phenylalanine) to the amino acid in position 79 (arginine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: FTSPLKRPAPDSREAPMGR (SEQ ID No: 33), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 4 extending from the amino acid in position 94 (tyrosine) to the amino acid in position 122 (tyrosine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: YDFTRHCTDYGHSYEWPYFRSVRRESLMY (SEQ ID No: 34), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 5 extending from the amino acid in position 170 (glutamine) to the amino acid in position 181 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: QPPSKRRTLSPP (SEQ ID No: 35) or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 6 extending from the amino acid in position 253 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 266 (histidine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RASHSPGLIDPYTH (SEQ ID No: 36), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 7 extending from the amino acid in position 293 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 306 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RKEKPKPRAPTPPP (SEQ ID No: 37), or a protein region of amino acid sequence having at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, of more preferably at least 98%, and more preferably at least 99%, identity with this amino acid sequence.
- the protein tag comprises the YTH+ domain of the Mmi1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces cryophilus and at least one domain of this protein chosen from the following domains, or several of these domains, or even all, in all possible combinations:
- - domain 2 extending from the amino acid in position 39 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 49 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RSVWSSRPAEP (SEQ ID No: 38), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 3 extending from the amino acid in position 61 (phenylalanine) to the amino acid in position 79 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: FTSPLKRPAPDSREAPIGR (SEQ ID No: 39), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 4 extending from the amino acid in position 94 (tyrosine) to the amino acid in position 122 (tyrosine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: YDFTRHCTDYGHSYEWPYFRSVRRESLMY (SEQ ID No: 40), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 5 extending from the amino acid in position 169 (glutamine) to the amino acid in position 180 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: QPPSKRRTLSPP (SEQ ID No: 41) or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 6 extending from the amino acid at position 252 (aspartic acid) to the amino acid at position 265 (histidine) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RASHSPSLIDPYAH (SEQ ID No: 42), or a protein region of amino acid sequence having at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferably at least 99%, identity with this amino acid sequence;
- - domain 7 extending from the amino acid in position 292 (arginine) to the amino acid in position 305 (proline) of the Mmi1 protein, of sequence: RKEKPKPRAPTPPP (SEQ ID No: 43), or a protein region of amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 98%, and preferentially at least 99%, of identity with this amino acid sequence.
- the fusion protein according to the invention may also comprise other chemical or protein labels, conventional in themselves, one or more subcellular localization sequences, etc.
- a recombinant fusion protein capable of being obtained at the end of the step of preparing a fusion protein of the purification process according to the invention, or at the end of the process according to the invention, in the form purified, comprises a protein of interest fused to a protein tag, this protein tag comprising at least, or consisting of: the Mmi1 protein of a microorganism of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, a fragment of this Mmi1 protein comprising at least the 173 acids C-terminal amino acids, or a protein of amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98%, and more preferably at least 99% identity with the sequence of amino acids of said Mmi1 protein or of said fragment and capable of binding to a ribonucleic acid motif of nucleotide sequence UNAAAC.
- This fusion protein may exhibit any characteristic or combination of characteristics described above with reference to the purification process according to the invention, and relating to the fusion protein prepared/implemented.
- an enzymatic cleavage site is inserted between the protein of interest and the protein tag.
- a nucleic acid molecule encoding such a fusion protein particularly suitable for use in the preparation step of the fusion protein of a purification process according to the invention, can in particular be obtained by any conventional genetic engineering method in itself.
- nucleic acid molecule may for example comprise, in the reading frame, a sequence chosen from the sequences SEQ ID No: 2 and SEQ ID No: 44, corresponding to the sequences coding, respectively, for the Mmi1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces pombe , of amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 1, and for the YTH+ domain of the latter, of amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 9.
- An expression vector comprising such a nucleic acid molecule which is particularly suitable for use in the fusion protein preparation step of a purification process according to the invention, can be of any type known in itself for implementation in genetic engineering, in particular a plasmid, a cosmid, a virus, a bacteriophage, containing the elements necessary for the transcription and the translation of the sequence coding for the fusion protein according to the invention.
- a promoter located 5′ of a nucleotide sequence coding for the fusion protein according to the invention, and transcription termination signals 3′ of this sequence.
- a host cell comprising such a fusion protein, such a nucleic acid molecule and/or such an expression vector, particularly suitable for use in the step of preparing the fusion protein of a method of purification according to the invention may equally well be a prokaryotic cell, in particular bacterial, in particular for the mass production of the fusion protein according to the invention, or a eukaryotic cell, this eukaryotic possibly being lower or higher, for example a yeast, invertebrate or mammalian cell.
- a prokaryotic cell in particular bacterial, in particular for the mass production of the fusion protein according to the invention
- a eukaryotic cell this eukaryotic possibly being lower or higher, for example a yeast, invertebrate or mammalian cell.
- cell lines expressing, in a stable, inducible or constitutive manner, or else transiently, a fusion protein according to the invention are particularly well be a prokaryotic cell, in particular bacterial, in particular for the mass production
- the fusion protein used according to the invention can be prepared by any conventional method known to those skilled in the art. It can in particular be obtained by genetic engineering or by chemical synthesis.
- a method for preparing such a fusion protein which can be implemented to carry out the step of preparing the fusion protein of the purification method according to the invention, comprises the transfection of a host cell with a molecule of nucleic acid as defined above or transformation of a host cell with an expression vector as defined above; and culturing this host cell under conditions permitting the expression of the targeted fusion protein.
- Another object of the invention is a ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif, coupled to a capture ligand, for example to a biotin molecule.
- This ribonucleic acid molecule may exhibit any characteristic or combination of characteristics described above with reference to the purification process according to the invention, and relating to the ribonucleic acid molecule used.
- Another aspect of the invention is a solid support for implementing a process for purifying a protein of interest according to the invention.
- a ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif is grafted onto this solid support.
- This solid support can have any characteristic or combination of characteristics described above with reference to the purification process according to the invention, and relating to the grafted solid support used.
- the invention relates to a kit for implementing a process for purifying a protein of interest according to the invention.
- This kit contains a ribonucleic acid molecule containing at least one UNAAAC nucleotide sequence motif grafted onto a solid support or coupled to a capture ligand, and at least one of the following constituents, for example these two constituents:
- an expression vector comprising, under the control of a promoter, a nucleic acid molecule coding for a protein tag comprising at least, or consisting of: the Mmi1 protein of a microorganism of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, a fragment of this Mmi1 protein comprising at least the C-terminal 173 amino acids, or an amino acid sequence protein having at least 90% acid sequence identity amines of said Mmi1 protein or of said fragment and capable of binding to a ribonucleic acid motif of nucleotide sequence UNAAAC; and a site allowing the insertion, 5' or 3' relative to said nucleic acid molecule coding for said protein tag, of a nucleic acid molecule coding for said protein of interest so as to allow the expressing a fusion protein containing said protein of interest and said protein tag;
- This kit may also contain, in the case in which the ribonucleic acid molecule is coupled to a capture ligand, a solid support on which is grafted an affinity partner of this capture ligand.
- Each of these constituents can respond to one or more of the characteristics described above with reference to the purification process according to the invention, and relating to this constituent.
- the expression vector allowing the cloning of the nucleic acid molecule encoding the protein of interest so as to form a chimeric nucleic acid molecule encoding the fusion protein, and the expression of the latter, can be of any type known per se for use in genetic engineering, in particular a plasmid, a cosmid, a virus, a bacteriophage, etc. It contains the elements necessary for the cloning in an adequate insertion site of a nucleic acid molecule coding for the protein of interest, as well as the transcription and the translation of the chimeric sequence coding for this fusion protein "protein of interest - protein tag" (or "protein tag - protein of interest”) thus obtained.
- a promoter located 5′ of a nucleic acid molecule coding for the protein tag according to the invention, an insertion site for an acid molecule nucleic acid encoding the protein of interest in the same reading frame as the nucleic acid molecule encoding the protein tag according to the invention, and transcription termination signals in 3′ of these elements.
- the kit may also contain a host cell capable of being transformed by an expression vector comprising, under the control of a promoter: a nucleic acid molecule coding for a protein tag comprising at least, or consisting of the Mmi1 protein of a microorganism of the genus Schizosaccharomyces, a fragment of this Mmi1 protein comprising at least the 173 C-terminal amino acids, or a protein of amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity with the amino acid sequence of said Mmi1 protein or of said fragment and capable of binding to a ribonucleic acid motif of nucleotide sequence UNAAAC; and a site allowing the insertion, 5' or 3' with respect to this nucleic acid molecule coding for this protein tag, of a nucleic acid molecule coding for the protein of interest, this site being configured to allow expression of a fusion protein containing the protein of interest and the protein tag.
- a promoter a nucleic acid molecule coding for a protein tag compris
- This host cell may just as well be a prokaryotic cell, in particular a bacterial one, in particular for the mass production of the fusion protein according to the invention, or a eukaryotic cell, this eukaryotic cell possibly being lower or higher, for example a cell of yeast, invertebrates or mammals.
- Figure 1 shows a photograph of a western blot membrane, the revelation having been carried out by means of an anti-Mmi1 antibody, obtained after expression of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe in E. coli, cell lysis, setting presence (right lane, "WT RNA") or not (left lane, "Control”) for 15 min of the lysate diluted to 1/ 100th with an RNA molecule "WT RNA” containing an UNAAAC motif ( according to the invention), recovery of the proteins bound to the RNA molecule, and separation of the proteins by SDS electrophoresis.
- Figure 2 shows a photograph of a western blot membrane, the revelation having been carried out by means of an anti-Mmi1 antibody, obtained after expression of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe in E. coli, cell lysis, setting presence of the lysate diluted to 1/ 10th with an RNA molecule “WT RNA” containing an UNAAAC motif (in accordance with the invention, middle lane) or a "mutated RNA" RNA molecule containing a CNAAAC motif (not in accordance with the invention - negative control, right lane) or absence of such setting presence (left lane, "Control”), recovery of proteins bound to the RNA molecule, and separation of proteins by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis.
- WT RNA containing an UNAAAC motif
- a "mutated RNA" RNA molecule containing a CNAAAC motif not in accordance with the invention - negative control, right lane
- absence of such setting presence left lane, "Control”
- Figure 3 shows a photograph of a western blot membrane, the revelation having been carried out by means of an anti-Mmi1 antibody, obtained after expression of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe in S. pombe, cell lysis, setting presence (or absence of presence: left lane, "Control") for 1 hour of the lysate diluted to 1/ 10th with an anti-Mmi1 antibody (right lane) or an antibody not directed against Mmi1 (human IgG, middle lane, "Non spec.”), recovery of antibody-bound proteins, and separation of proteins by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis.
- an anti-Mmi1 antibody obtained after expression of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe in S. pombe, cell lysis, setting presence (or absence of presence: left lane, "Control") for 1 hour of the lysate diluted to 1/ 10th with an anti-Mmi1 antibody (right lane) or an antibody not directed against Mmi1 (human IgG, middle
- Figure 4 shows a photograph of a western blot membrane, the revelation having been carried out by means of an anti-Mmi1 antibody, obtained after expression of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe in fusion with protein A (right track , "Mmi1 -TAP >>) or alone (middle lane, "Mmi1 >>) in S. pombe, cell lysis, bringing together (or absence of bringing together: left lane, "Control”) for 1 h lysate diluted to 1/ 10th with IgGs grafted onto beads, recovery of the proteins bound to the IgGs, and separation of the proteins by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis.
- an anti-Mmi1 antibody obtained after expression of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe in fusion with protein A (right track , "Mmi1 -TAP >>) or alone (middle lane, "Mmi1 >>) in S. pombe, cell lysis, bringing together (or absence of
- FIG. 5 shows photographs of western blot membranes, the revelation having been carried out by means of an anti-GFP antibody, obtained after expression in HEK293 cells, respectively, in a/ of GFP and in b/ of the protein Mmi1 fused to GFP.
- Figure 6 shows images, acquired by fluorescence microscopy, of HEK293 cells overexpressing, in a/ the fusion protein of GFP and the Mmi1 protein, the GFP being on the C-terminal side, in b/ the GFP alone, and c/ the fusion protein of GFP and of the Mmi1 protein, the GFP being on the N-terminal side.
- Escherichia coli BL21 strain and plasmid pETM1 1 (the sequences of DNA encoding the Mmi1 protein were cloned into this plasmid using the Nco ⁇ and EcoRI restriction sites);
- the Mmi1 protein is that of S. pombe (complete Mmi1 protein, of amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 1).
- D1 transform the cells of the BL21 strain with the pETM11 plasmid containing Mmi1 by following the standard procedure used for Top10 cells (by applying the conventional bacterial transformation protocol);
- D2 take a colony and inoculate it in 50 ml of LB medium supplemented with 50 mM kanamycin and let the culture grow at 37° C. with stirring (180 rpm);
- D3 transfer the inoculum to 200 ml of LB medium supplemented with 50 mM kanamycin and place it again under stirring at 37° C.
- Cell lysis a pellet of E. coli BL21 cells expressing the Mmi1 protein is thawed on ice. The cells are then lysed by sonication in 5 ml of lysis buffer (50 mM Tris pH 7.6, 150 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 10% glycerol, 5 mM DTT, 1 mM PMSF, 1 pg/ml of LABP (Cocktail of protease inhibitors (Sigma): Aprotinin ref. 10236624001, Bestatin ref. 10874515001, Leupeptin ref. 10874515001, Pepstatin ref.
- lysis buffer 50 mM Tris pH 7.6, 150 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 10% glycerol, 5 mM DTT, 1 mM
- the lysate is then transferred to a new 15ml tube and centrifuged for 10 min at 14,000 g at 4°C, then sonicated alternately “10 s sonication/10 s rest” at 85% of maximum power (Vibracell 75186 sonicator, ThermoFisher) for a total sonication time of 2 min .
- RNAs Preparation of biotinylated RNAs for each immunoprecipitation, 100 ng of the RNAs named “WT RNA” and “mutated RNA” are denatured for 2 min at 90°C, then the denatured RNAs are incubated for 20 min at room temperature in the structuring buffer (10 mM Tris pH7, 0.1 M KCI, 10 mM MgCL) before being incubated with the lysate.
- the RNAs used were obtained from Eurogentec and have the following sequences:
- WT RNA 5' Biot-GGAUCCUUAAACAGAUCU 3' (SEQ ID No: 45) (artificial sequence, substrate for Mmi1 binding) - having an UNAAAC motif in accordance with the invention
- RNA 5' Biot-GGAUCCCUAAACAGAUCU 3' (SEQ ID No: 46) (artificial sequence, negative control for binding of Mmi1) - negative control showing no UNAAAC motif but a CNAAAC motif.
- RNA binding a 1/ 100th or 1/ 10th dilution of the cell extract obtained at the end of the cell lysis step is carried out.
- Biotinylated RNA 100 ng is added to 100 ⁇ l of cell extract, then the extract is incubated with shaking for 15-20 min at 4°C.
- the immunoprecipitation is carried out by adding 15 ⁇ l of 10 mg/ml of Dynabeads® M-280 Streptavidin (Invitrogen) and incubation for 30 min with stirring. The beads are then washed three times with 1 ml of lysis buffer with 5 min of agitation for each wash.
- the elution of the Mmi1 protein associated with the RNA is done by boiling for 5 min in the SDS Laemmli 2X buffer.
- the efficiency of protein binding to RNA is analyzed by immunoblot (western blot), separation by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis being carried out on a 10% polyacrylamide gel for 1 h at 180 V.
- the detection of the protein is carried out by means of an anti-Mmi1 antibody, as described in the publication by Touat-Todeschini et al, EMBO J, 2017, 36:2626-2641.
- the nitrocellulose membrane is incubated for one hour at room temperature with this anti-Mmi1 primary antibody diluted to 1/1000 in TBS 0.1% tween (TBS-T) containing 10% FCS, followed by three washes of 5 min each with TBS-T.
- TBS-T TBS 0.1% tween
- the membrane is then incubated for 45 min with a secondary antibody coupled to HRP (DAKO, ref. P0448) diluted to 1/5000 dan TBS-T containing 1% milk, then washed again 3 times 5 min with TBS-T.
- HRP DAKO, ref. P0448
- S. pombe cells in which Mmi1 has been overexpressed using an inducible promoter (nmt1 promoter) inserted at the endogenous Mmi1 locus are used.
- Cells overexpressing Mmi1 in fusion with the TAP tag for English “Tandem Affinity Purification", tandem affinity purification, composed of protein A and CBP (calmodulin-binding protein), are also used, in which the TAP tag was added to the endogenous sequence of the mmi1 gene by the conventional approach of homologous recombination of polymerization products by chain reaction in yeast.
- TAP tag for English "Tandem Affinity Purification", tandem affinity purification, composed of protein A and CBP (calmodulin-binding protein
- These cells are cultured at an optical density (OD) of 1.2 in a total volume of 50 ml of YEA culture medium.
- Lysis buffer (LysBuff) (100 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 20 mM MgCL, 10% Glycerol, 10 mM EGTA, 0.1 M EDTA, 0.4% NP-40, 150 mM NaCI, 1 mM DTT,
- Cell lysis take up the pellets in 400 ⁇ l of LysBuff lysis buffer (2x) (mix the tube gently if necessary), then add glass beads and shake 2x30 s in a bead shaker, with a rest time of
- TAP immunoprecipitation use 15 ⁇ l of IgG antibodies grafted onto Sepharose® resin beads (IgG Sepharose, Ref. 17-0969-01, GE-Healthcare) per immunoprecipitation experiment. Perform 3 washes of the beads with 500 ⁇ l of 2x LysBuff lysis buffer. Mix the protein samples (the same amount of protein in each sample) with 15 ⁇ l of beads prepared in the previous step. Shake gently at 4°C for 1 hour. Immunoprecipitation by anti-Mmi1 antibody: the proteins (the same quantity in each sample) are mixed with 2 ⁇ l of the aforementioned anti-Mmi1 antibody and the mixture is stirred gently for 1 h at 4°C.
- Sepharose® resin beads on which protein A is grafted (Sepharose® Protein A, Ref. 17-5280-01, GE-Healthcare) are added to the mixture, which is then stirred again for 1 h to 4 °C.
- Washing and elution wash the beads 3 times with 500 ⁇ l of 2x LysBuff, proceeding in the same way: washing for 5 min with gentle agitation then centrifugation for 2 min at 500 g. Elution is done by boiling for 5 min in 2X Laemmli SDS buffer.
- Western Blot detection the same method as described above with reference to the Mmi1 RNA binding experiment in E. coli. The detection of TAP is done with an anti-TAP antibody.
- the transfection is carried out according to the supplier's standard protocol, using Lipofectamine® 3000 (ThermoFisher).
- the cells are then either lysed for detection by the conventional western blot method using an anti-GFP antibody (Roche #1 1814460001), or visualized directly on a slide under a fluorescence microscope, according to conventional protocols.
- the gene of sequence SEQ ID No: 2 is cloned into the plasmid, to allow expression by the cells of the Mmi1 protein of S. pombe, of amino acid sequence SEQ ID No: 1 (complete Mmi1 protein).
- an extract obtained by cell lysis of cells expressing the Mmi1 protein is brought into contact with one or other of the 5' biotinylated RNA molecules "WT RNA” (in accordance with the invention) and "mutated RNA” (not in accordance with the invention, negative control), for a period of 15 min, then the RNA molecules (and the proteins attached to these molecules) are isolated from the medium by means of Dynabead® magnetic beads onto which the streptavidin, using the latter's strong ability to bind to biotin. The proteins fixed on the beads are eluted, and analyzed by Western blot, after separation of the proteins by electrophoresis on SDS-PAGE gel, by means of the anti-Mmi1 antibody.
- Mmi1 protein can be purified with a high degree of purity from a complex cellular medium by interaction with an RNA molecule comprising an UNAAAC motif grafted onto a solid support.
- an extract obtained by cell lysis of cells expressing the Mmi1 protein is brought together for 1 h with an anti-Mmi1 antibody.
- the proteins fixed on the beads are eluted and analyzed by Western blot, after separation of the proteins by SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis, using the anti-Mmi1 antibody.
- the method according to the invention as implemented in experiment 1 allows, four times faster (15 min versus 1 h), to purify the Mmi1 protein with a much higher degree of purity.
- an extract obtained by lysis of cells expressing the Mmi1 protein in fusion with protein A is brought together for 1 hour with Sepharose® beads on which IgGs are grafted, in order to isolate the Mmi1 protein from the medium by pulling advantage of the high affinity of IgG for protein A (Kd > 10 9 M).
- the proteins fixed on the beads are eluted, and analyzed by Western blot, after separation of the proteins by electrophoresis on SDS-PAGE gel, using the anti-Mmi1 antibody.
- the method according to the invention as implemented in experiment 1 allows, four times faster ( 15 min versus 1 h), to purify the Mmi1 protein with an equivalent degree of purity, and even slightly higher, in particular because it avoids any contamination with IgG.
- This experiment is carried out with the Mmi1 protein produced in HEK293 cells, in fusion with the GFP protein.
- the gene of sequence SEQ ID No: 2 is cloned into the plasmid pEGFP-C3 or pEGFP-N3, to allow the expression by the HEK293 cells, of the Mmi1 protein (complete) in fusion, at the C-terminal or at the N-terminal, with the GFP protein.
- a GFP control alone is also carried out.
- the cells obtained are analyzed by Western blot after cell lysis or observed by fluorescence microscopy to verify the localization of the GFP therein.
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